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78 <br />Key Partners <br />Metropolitan <br />Council <br />Suggested Roles <br />• Collaborate with the Plumbing Board and other partners to explore <br />reuse opportunities <br />• Lead by example to maximize wastewater reuse within Council <br />wastewater treatment facilities <br />• If feasible, integrate nonpotable water systems into plans for future <br />regional wastewater reclamation facilities - East Bethel is an <br />example <br />• Facilitate collaboration with regulatory agencies to clarify reuse <br />project requirements <br />• Collaborate with partners to demonstrate reuse <br />Communities/ • Partner with Metropolitan Council to reuse treated wastewater, <br />Water Suppliers where feasible <br />MPCA, MDH <br />Others <br />• Collaborate, advise, regulate <br />• Collaborate, advise <br />Achievements (what successful achievement of this strategy might look like) <br />• Increase wastewater reuse within Council wastewater treatment facilities - that is, lead <br />by example <br />• Water audits conducted at all Metropolitan Council wastewater treatment facilities <br />• Collaborate with the Interagency Water Reuse Work Group to address the key <br />implementation challenges associated with a nonpotable water system for toilet flushing <br />and irrigation uses <br />• State regulations governing reuse are clarified <br />• Enhanced information about industrial reuse opportunities <br />• Reuse demonstrated through partnerships between Metropolitan Council and <br />nonpotable water users <br />• Integrate nonpotable water systems into plans for future regional wastewater <br />reclamation facilities. <br />• Wastewater investments consider regional water supply benefits <br />• Implement groundwater recharge and irrigation (for example, golf courses) in East <br />Bethel and demonstrate reuse with University of Minnesota at UMore park, as <br />demonstration projects for the region <br />Strategy 7: Support investments in water supply <br />The Council will support cost-effective investments in water supply infrastructure to promote <br />efficiency and sustainable use and protect the region's water supply by: <br />• With partners, developing criteria to identify water supply projects with regional and local benefit <br />• Promoting equitable cost-sharing structure(s) for regionally -beneficial water supply development <br />projects <br />• Supporting cost -benefit analyses of alternative water supply options <br />WATER SUPPLY MASTER <br />PLAN- Draft June 2015 <br />